Again, just getting this thread ready for Thursday. We don't get to be on TV that much this year due to last year's Perfect Storm. However, I expect plenty of in - game angst. Enjoy!
The umps are useless, that was a free kick any day of the week, blind freddy could've seen that. >:(
...just practicing. ;)
Friggin hell crash! You gave me a heart attack.
I thought I was missing the game or something! Worse.... I thought I was at work after 730 on the day before a long weekend!
Friggin hell crash! You gave me a heart attack.
I thought I was missing the game or something! Worse.... I thought I was at work after 730 on the day before a long weekend!
Better chance that way of getting home without the maddening traffic. Go home at any decent hour and there are wall to wall cars.
Now I'm working in Werribee I've had to deal with a few of those (the Doc and the physio are at Olympic Park). I don't think I could do that every day. There are questions about my sanity now....
Fork me Bryce Gibbs, weak and dumb as ever.
How longs has Gibbs been playing and hasnt worked out you cant touch the man with footy about to take a kick?
Jibbs and Furphy in the middle, zero presence, zero desperation.
Add Rowe to the dumbass factory line. Two gifts now for the Tiges.
We have added a new string to our bow, we not only give frees away on our HBF, we now give 50m as well. I dont mind going down trying but stupidity I wont cop.
Umpire "Stevic" all over us tonight >:(
Sam Rowe... sigh.
Fork me Gibbs is just gifting them silly frees. Officially over him. Man bun and all.
We on top of the live ladder!
Would've been further ahead except for the dumb goals from 50s.
Having a red hot crack and that's all you can ask, I wish they could all kick as well as Zach.
Gibbs and smurph worked into the game well after a poor start.
Gibbs & Rowe, WTF are they thinking ??
Seriously poor efforts from two experienced players that have cost us goals.
Great fight overall from all of the players, also highlights how much we need a genuine goal-kicking tall. Be terrific if we could fast-track Harry McKay.
Phillips has done ok I reckon.
Phillips very good. Murphy definitely worked into the game his tackle on Martin a real captain's effort. Jibbs hoever fork me has this bloke had any setbacks? Just no excuse for what he's produced.
Jibbs and Furphy in the middle, zero presence, zero desperation.
Rethink???
Liking Philips we don't loose anything when Kruz not on the ball , second efforts have been good
Rethink???
Definitely Murphy, definitely not Jibbs.
By this time into Mick's reign, i knew we were in big trouble having him at the helm.
This is far better than I was expecting. Not perfect but something.
Murphy some horrible turnovers this quarter however can't fault his efforts.
Boeky showing plenty
Deary me Jamo
Gibbs has gone right out of the game early this qtr
Gibbs is really really really crapting me tonight.
Boekhorst looks like a bigger version of Lucas but with a fair bit more heart.
Casboult needs to impose himself more.
Nicky 'Lace Out' Graham.
Terrible decision but Ill take it
OMG White FFS. Just a goose.
Gee hacks hurt
White...... Captain chaos....
White...... Captain chaos....
Two f-ups by WHite in row deep in the fwd line, wish we could get some like that.
Simon White, two howlers in 20-secs, get your head screwed on right or take a seat on the pine.
With the slow improvements the hacks are getting really exposed.
With the slow improvements the hacks are getting really exposed.
Was always going to be the case with Simon White. No more monkey see monkey do boundary line gameplan to mask his deficiencies.
FMD if this mob didn't have Martin they'd be nothing.
When a total crap-truck like vickery is kicking goals you've got problems.
Fark me Cripps is just a phenomenal stoppage player, unstoppable.
Side Show Bob killing us
How many times have our blokes been hit high for no free kick.
Bloody point kicking!
Awesome efforts, need to keep it going , stupid frees are costing us
12 shots to 9 and behind. Familiar!
Liked what I saw.
Goal kicking is still an issue but game style, skills, pressure etc. Orders of magnitude better. There is a future (with another quality tall at each end).
Really happy with the effort, would of liked a few more shots to have been converted tho.
Hoping Levi might create a presence in the second have give us a focal point
9 points and 4 or 5 of them from set shots inside 50.
It makes it tough when you can't kick straight forward goals but until we develop some skills we'll have to live with it.
If Buckley is playing mainly as a small forward I would have gone with Smith's tackling and body strength.
We're still right in this, we won't roll over and die.
Tigers upped the physical stuff to get back in the game..bigger bodies like Martin, Vickery, Townsend getting more of the ball and creating some clearway for the others...
I like Boekhorst skills but he has pulled the handbrake a couple of times and will need to fix that side of his game to stay on the list...
Simon White provides some grunt but cant use the football to save himself...
Cripps is worth two onballers...
Murphy been good...
Kruezer some good but needs to rip this game open as Hampson isnt very good..
Nick Graham ...been crape, looked slow and been caught wit the ball....
Philips....handy
Kerridge been good...
Wright unsighted after a bright start..
Lamb has some skill but very light in the body......
Probably Boekhorst, Lamb and Buckley.. is one too many flyweights...
Weitering...been good...
Docherty....Tigers seem to like belting him..
Levi...done a couple of good things but cant convert....
Need to get Cripps more help and find someone who can handle Martin.....too many of our blokes lose interest in tackling Dusty...
The effort has been magnificent. Though they were clearly running out of puff in the last five minutes and Weiters got a knock late.
This is what I wanted to see. Without a genuine forward it was predictable that they were going to muff shots at goal. Walker's kick was abysmal. But the run and the tackling and the set ups are brilliant. 21st Century football unlike the 19th Century football we we're playing under MM.
Phillips is quite good at putting pressure on the player with the ball. Wright came out hard, which I enjoyed.
Hoping Levi might create a presence in the second have give us a focal point
Getting plenty of it but alot up the ground. Has 2-3 on him every time deep forward. Something he'll cop now as no.1 forward now so has to find a way.
Yep EB we have too many flyweights... Geez we could use a quality ball user from defence as well.
What a change from last season! What a difference a new, competent coach makes!
I loved Weitering giving it to Riewoldt when he selfishly blazed away and went out of bounds on the full. It could come back to bite him but what the hell :)
I'm sure Bolton won't be happy with giving up the lead and I think the Tigers will be under more pressure in the second half.
What a fantastic half. Should be in front.
Should win it from here!
Get on board people.
The effort has been magnificent. Though they were clearly running out of puff in the last five minutes and Weiters got a knock late.
Wanted to know what happened to the free kick with that one. Obvious to all bar the idiot umpire. If it were a Richmond player the whistle couldn't have got to the mouth quick enough.
What a fantastic half. Should be in front.
Should win it from here!
Get on board people.
LOL. Call me a cynic but I see us dropping off. Would love to be watching the replay in the morning.
great start.
That was some team goal!
That should not happen
Kreuzer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why dont the tiges get pinged for screening in marking contests? They do it constantly.
WAP again Jibbs.
Nicky G's problem is pace. Unless he grows a yard he won't make it.
Nicky G's problem is pace. Unless he grows a yard he won't make it.
Too slow
Nice goal, been a horror 10 mins for us. Finish this qtr strong now.
Too slow
He'll be right. Hasn't even played 10 games has he? Top five disposals for us.
Get off and stay off Rance!
Phillips has shown more tonight than Warnock did in the past 5 years.
Good hard attack on the footy ends up with a goal to Phillips and some sore Tigers :)
Is it me or is our jumper darker?
Wright undid his great work with that awful kick. Gamechanging stuff.
I'm sick of seeing Martin "stiff arm" out tacklers! Break his fingers next time!!
So you can do a don't argue in the face now?
Murphy just gunning it.
Onya Wrighta!!
Mate some of you are in lala land Graham is smashing it. He had a massive say in that momentum change.
Easter Miracle brewing at the 'G.
Nicky G's problem is pace. Unless he grows a yard he won't make it.
He was bloody good late in that qtr. Can't have everything.
Lol @ Malthouse
wow. just wow
i love the little snap backs to the coaching box. i can almost read what dimma is thinking
Mate some of you are in lala land Graham is smashing it. He had a massive say in that momentum change.
Carrots is right. His work at the centre and down back has been fantastic that quarter.
Mate some of you are in lala land Graham is smashing it. He had a massive say in that momentum change.
I've never been really sold on him but Graham has been fantastic tonight, so has Tuohy just quietly.
Lol @ Malthouse
Already shown tonight that a) we appear to have a game plan b) players want to implement it... Didn't think that was possible last year.
We're on top of the live ladder again!
Good to see a more even spread of contributors, even though Murphy Gibbs Cripps are leading the stats some great cameos from the lesser lights
Awesome stuff baggers!
Hampson reminds of the Old Carlton.
Blues control this game, this is the New Carlton.
We still crapty with the Boeky pick? :D
Levi's kicking is worse and killing us :o
"Stevic" gets us again...and Hammer misses...lol
Rowe and/or Weitering should have covered Reiwoldt.
How can be Casboults kicking be worse?
Levi's misses hurt so much , a true key forward would gobble those , that why he can't be our key forward can't afford those misses
We look tired.
Levi's kicking is worse and killing us :o
If we lose we can look at those soft 50s early and the 2 chances from Kerridge and Casboult this qtr.
We gonna play the horrible 10 mins at the wrong time this qtr
We gonna play the horrible 10 mins at the wrong time this qtr
Players have run out of legs.
Agreed. Effort to this point is causing hurt. We got not forwards to take advantage when our mids are on top.
'Yup. Murphy was instrumental and has had one touch this term. Cripps nowhere near as effective.
Simmo has been a liability tonight.
Everitt has stunk tonight.